Cowboys dominate Jets behind Dak Prescott’s 4 TD passes

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw two of his 4 landing passes to Jake Ferguson, Dallas scored on two 90-yard drives within the second quarter with a makeshift offensive line lacking 4 starters and the Cowboys rolled previous the winless New York Jets 37-22 on Sunday.

Javonte Williams ran for 135 yards and a landing and likewise caught a TD go, George Pickens additionally had a TD reception and the Cowboys (2-2-1) bounced again from a disappointing 40-40 tie in opposition to Inexperienced Bay final week.

Prescott completed 18 of 29 for 237 yards behind a line that had left guard Tyler Smith (knee), left deal with Tyler Guyton (concussion), proper guard Tyler Booker (ankle) and middle Cooper Beebe (foot) all out. Proper deal with Terence Steele was the one common starter taking part in.

The Cowboys’ victory gave coach Brian Schottenheimer a win over the workforce for which he was the offensive coordinator from 2006-11. It additionally stored the Jets (0-5) winless underneath Aaron Glenn, who’s the primary coach in franchise historical past to start his tenure with 5 losses. It’s New York’s fourth 0-5 begin and first since beginning 0-13 in 2020 underneath Adam Gase.

The Jets additionally turned the primary workforce in NFL historical past to start out 0-5 and don’t have any takeaways on protection, in line with ESPN Analysis.

Dallas’ protection, which has struggled with out Micah Parsons, didn’t let Justin Fields and the Jets do a lot till the sport was nicely in hand. The Cowboys had 5 sacks of Fields, who was 32 of 46 for 283 yards and late landing passes to Andrew Beck and Garrett Wilson, together with 2-point conversion tosses to Mason Taylor and Josh Reynolds.

Breece Corridor ran for 113 yards and caught 4 passes for 42 yards, but additionally had a momentum-shifting fumble within the second quarter.

The Jets took their solely lead on a 25-yard area purpose by Nick People after a promising begin to their opening drive that included three third-down conversions. However on third-and-goal from the 7, Fields’ display go bought batted into the air off the facemask of Dante Fowler — and the ball hit the SkyCam digicam overhead — and fell incomplete.

Brandon Aubrey capped the Cowboys’ first possession with a 35-yarder to tie it at 3.

After New York opted to punt on fourth-and-5 from Dallas’ 43, the Cowboys bought the ball at their 10. Prescott marched Dallas 90 yards on 13 performs, helped by three third-down conversions. It was capped by Prescott’s display to Ferguson, who took it into the top zone from 26 yards out for a 10-3 lead.

Dallas bought its second landing drive of 90 or extra yards after getting the ball at its 9 when Marist Liufau compelled Corridor to fumble and Sam Williams recovered. Corridor appeared to injure his left elbow on the play, however returned to start out the second half.

A 46-yard throw from Prescott to Ryan Flournoy put the ball on the Jets 16. Two performs later, Williams hit the entrance of the pylon for a 5-yard landing to place Dallas up 17-3.

The Jets went three-and-out and the Cowboys added to their lead when Williams broke free for a 66-yard run to get to the 1 and Prescott then discovered a wide-open Ferguson for a landing. About the one factor that went fallacious for Dallas got here when Aubrey hit the fitting upright on the additional level — after Cowboys left deal with Nate Thomas was known as for unsportsmanlike conduct on the TD.

Prescott related with Pickens for a 43-yard landing go to place Dallas up 30-3 late within the third quarter. Prescott added a 4-yard TD toss to Williams within the closing minutes.

With seven catches, Ferguson has 41 this season, changing into the fourth tight finish with no less than 40 receptions in his workforce’s first 5 video games, becoming a member of Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz (41 in 2018), San Francisco’s Eric Johnson (41 in 2004) and Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Antonio Gates (40 with the Chargers in 2007).

Cowboys: LB Jack Sanborn left within the first half with a concussion. … WR Jalen Brooks injured a knee early within the fourth quarter.

Cowboys: Play at Carolina subsequent Sunday.

Jets: Head to London to face the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium subsequent Sunday.